Oscar-nominated director of the film Precious, Lee Daniels, continues to ride the wave of success and bask in the opportunities that have sprung forth from his highly acclaimed film. Not too long ago Daniels was working with a $600K budget to put together Precious, since then, he’s been offered up to $2.5 million to director projects that range from a Western to a musical.

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This year’s Oscar nominations have been announced and the critically acclaimed film, Precious has racked up 6 nominations.

Those nominations include: Best Picture - Precious, Best Director - Lee Daniels - Precious, Best Actress - Gabourey Sidibe - Precious, Best Supporting Actress - Mo’Nique - Precious, Best Film Editing - Precious and Best Adapted Screenplay- Geoffrey Fletcher - Precious.

Director-Producer Lee Daniels certainly has the midas touch. The first film he produced, Monster’s Ball (2001), won Halle Berry the Read the rest of this entry »

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Comedian/actress Mo’Nique is on a roll this award season. So far, she’s won the Best Supporting Actress award 3 times over this weekend alone for her role in the film Precious. First at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards (January 15), then at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (January 16) and now last night (January 17) at the Golden Globes.

Mo’Nique’s chances of winning Oscar gold seem even greater now.

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Director Lee Daniels has vowed to uphold the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in an upcoming biopic titled, Selma. Daniels has offered the King family assurances to quash their fairs that the film will touch on Dr. King’s extramarital affairs.

The project’s script portrays Dr. King as a tireless martyr of the civil rights movement but also as a man who had a “weakness for women.”

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The nominees for the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning in Hollywood. For most, the Golden Globes, which honors achievements in film and television, are a good indication of who will take home Oscar gold.

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Out magazine has released its Class of 2009 honorees representing those outstanding and inspiring figures in the LGBT community.

So who made the list?

Lee Daniels made the list as “Most Likely To Win An Oscar,” Wanda Sykes as “Entertainer of the Year,” Kehinde Wiley & Bebe Zahara Benet as “Promoter & Director,” Pam Spaulding of Pam’s House Blend as “Most Likely to Be In The Computer Lab,” Nick Cave as “Most Artistic,” Tina Mabry as “The Fighter,” The Hetrick-Martin Institute and Harvey Milk High School as “The Real Class of 2009.”

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Precious, the wonderfully directed and produced independent film of director Lee Daniels, did great numbers at the box office this past opening weekend. The film hit theaters Friday, November 6 in limited-release and made history by taking in an average of $100,000 per screen, pulling in $1.8 million at 18 screens. That is the highest per-screen average EVER for a film debuting in 50 theaters or less. Due to its great opening weekend numbers, the film will expand to more theaters nationwide.

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The cast of critically-acclaimed film, “Precious” did a spread for New York Times magazine and director Lee Daniels gave a revealing video screen test wherein he explains what made him want to be a director, his thoughts on President Obama and shopping with Lenny Kravitz.

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